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THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Abstract

There is no one formal definition for AI in Israel. Yet, most operational definitions refer to AI as the technology which grants computers the ability to perform tasks that would have required thinking capability or skills generally attributed to humans. At the same time, it is worth noting that the term AI is also widely used in Israel as a synonym for the “fourth industrial revolution” (4IR) and entails ancillary technological areas such as big data, IoT , automation, robotics, swarms, and more. As such, AI is acknowledged in Israel as a strategic technology – “an infrastructure of infrastructures” – with the potential to reshape military affairs, the global economy, and the distribution of power within the international system.